Intel Launches Tolapai System-on-a-Chip

By Geoff Duncan
July 24, 2008

Intel hopes its new Tolapai "system on a chip" ushers in a new era of Internet-enabled devices.

Chipmaker Intel has formally announced its new Intel EP80579 Integrated Processor Family, a group of "Web savvy" system-on-a-chip designs and products that the company hopes will herald a new age of smart, Internet-enabled devices ranging from in-car infotainment to set-top boxes to industrial robotics.

Formerly codenamed Tolapai, the new chips and designs represent Intel's first serious effort into the embedded and mobile systems arena (currently dominated by companies like ARM), as well as the consumer electronics and mobile Internet device (MID) arenas, all of which Intel sees as ripe for growth in the coming years.

"By designing more complex systems onto smaller chips, Intel will scale the performance, functionality, and software compatibility of IA while controlling the overall power, cost and size requirements to better meet respective market needs," said VP of Intel's ...

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